On 20 November 2017, the Honorable Mr. Siegfried Bracke, President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, hosted a luncheon for H.E. Mr. Manasvi Srisodapol, Ambassador of Thailand to Belgium, at the Office of the President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Also joining the luncheon were Senator Pol Van Den Driessche, President of the Belgian Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) delegation, the Honorable Dr. Georges Dallemagne, Chairman of Belgian-Thai bilateral section of the Belgian IPU, Ms. Ann Vandenbosch, Advisor, International Relations Department of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Ms. Saskia De Leeuw, Advisor to the President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, along with official of the Royal Thai Embassy. During the luncheon, they discussed the close Thai-Belgian relations, the 150th Anniversary of the Belgian-Thai Friendship (1868-2018) which will be marked by several activities in Belgium and Thailand, and reinvigorating bilateral cooperation between Thailand and Belgium next year.

On 15 November 2017, His Excellency Mr. Narong Sasitorn, Ambassador of Thailand to the Czech Republic hosted ASEAN Business Connect reception at the Thai Residence. The event was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). H.E. Mr. Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Non-European Countries, Economic and Development Cooperation of the Czech Republic, also delivered a keynote remarks about the potential and new opportunities in the ASEAN region.

On 10 November 2017, the Royal Thai Embassy participated in the ASEAN Family Day hosted by the Philippine Embassy in Prague. ASEAN Family Day is an annual event organized by the ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP)which aims to strengthen relationship between the ASEAN embassies and community in Prague.

On Saturday 11 November 2017, H.E. Mr Komate Kamalanavin, Ambassador of Thailand to the UAE and also currently Chairman of the Committee in Abu Dhabi (ACAD) attended the ASEAN Ladies Circle’s Bazaar at the Residence of the Ambassador of Indonesia. The event was organized by the ASEAN Ladies Circle (ALC) which is led by Mrs Yoko Ramos, spouse of the Ambassador of Philippines and Chair of ALC.

The 7 ALC member countries in the UAE consist of ladies from Philippines (led by Mrs Yoko Ramos, spouse of the Philippines Ambassador); Singapore (led by Mrs Alice Tan, spouse of the Singapore Ambassador); Viet Nam (led by Mrs Nguyen Thu Huong, spouse of the Ambassador of Viet Nam); Indonesia (led by Mrs Farida Hussein, spouse of the Ambassador of Indonesia); Brunei Darussalam (led by Mrs Pg Noorlaila Pg Hj Tajudin, spouse of the Chargé d’Affaires of Brunei); Malaysia (led by Mrs Shamshinar Binti Ahmad Basir, representative of the spouse of the Ambassador of Malaysia), Mrs Viphawan Benniman, Minister Counsellor, Ms Salynn Phudtapituq, First Secretary and Ms Patcharakamolporn Hongthong, Third Secretary of the Royal Thai Embassy as well as Mrs Sukanya Suthipan, President of Thai Ladies Circle in Abu Dhabi and Mrs Suphavadee Daengurai, Vice President of the Thai Ladies Circle in Abu Dhabi.

On 9 November 2017, His Excellency Mr. Narong Sasitorn, Ambassador of Thailand to the Czech Republic, together with officials and interns from the Royal Thai Embassy, attended the International Boxing Competition to welcome and show their support for the Thai Junior National Boxing Team participating in the “Jutius Torma Youth Memorial Tournament” during 8-12 November 2017 at Hotel Olsanka, Prague. The first three matches that Thai national boxers competed was against competitors from the host country, Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria. Mr. Chonnati Yodyoi (Thailand) vs. Mr. Tichomorov Nikita (Czech), Mr. Bannaphon Pannon (Thailand) vs. Mr.Botos Karoly (Hungary), and Mr. Peerapat Yeasungnoen vs. Mr. Emini Ndiricim (Austria). All three matches ended in victory for Thailand. On this occasion, the Royal Thai Embassy also hosted a thank you dinner for the Thai Junior National Boxing Team to show appreciation for representing and contributing greatly for Thailand at this tournament.

On 8 November 2017, H.E. Mr. Bhakavat Tanskul, Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal represented the Thai Government and people in presenting financial aid of 186,250 NPR (60,000 THB) to Phra Sribodhivides, Chief Abbot of the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini to support the “Cataract Microsurgical Workshop 2017” under the Brightness to the Nepalese’s Eyes Project at Lumbini World Peace And Harmony Visitor Center. The Workshop, held consecutively for 7 years, is intended to provide free cataract operation to Nepali patients as a merit devotion to the late His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Teams of eye surgeons and nurses from Thailand and Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology participated in the Workshop, aiming to treat at least 700 Nepali patients with cataract. In total approximately 2,873 Nepali people have been treated since the inception of the Workshop.

On 7 November 2017, Mr. Andrzej Arendarski, President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce invited H.E. Mrs. Sansanee Sahussarungsi, Ambassador of Thailand to Poland to visit the office of the Polish Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of assumption of duty. They discussed on the prospect in economic cooperation and how the two sides can coordinate in activities that could help strengthen the economic ties in trade and investment, as well as support the private sectors of the two countries to build up contact and networking for their mutual benefits in business.

On 4 November 2017, Mr. Ek-att Thitaram, Minister Counsellor, presented financial aid of 156,250 NPR (equivalent to 50,000 THB) from Thai Government to Mr. Siddhartha Ranjit, Chairman of Youth Eye Service (YES), at Sirikit Vihar, Kirtipur. This financial aid is intended to support free eye examination and cataract surgery organized by YES to improve the quality of life of Nepali people with eye problems.

On 26 October 2017, the ASEAN Committee in Madrid (ACM), in collaboration with Complutense University of Madrid in organized ASEAN Talk on &quot;ASEAN in the Changing International Landscape and the Way Forward¨ with an aim to raise awareness on ASEAN on the occasion of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN with H.E. Mr. Enrique Manalo, Undersecretary for Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and H.E. Dr. Hassan Wirajuda, Former Foreign Minister of Indonesia as speakers.